MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Nationwide ‘Day of Action’ throughout NZ this weekend NATION-WIDE ‘DAY OF ACTION’ AGAINST ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA & FOR FREE PALESTINE THIS SATURDAY 16 AUGUST Here are the FaceBook Events pages for each of the cities where activities are planned. As more details are confirmed, we will […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Nominations Now Open For 2014 Roger Award The Roger Award is for The Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2014 Here is the link to the 2014 Roger Award online nomination form (the first time we’ve ever had an online one): http://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/community/CAFCA/roger-award-2014-form.html You can also […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Peace Like Mine – take action to support peace in Palestine and Israel. MESSAGE FROM HELEN KELLY, PRESIDENT NZ COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS Dear Union Member Workers and their families in Gaza need our support right now to stop the war that is killing them and their […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: $2 an hour minimum wage rise promised Labour policy starts to be a bit different As a union we are very keen to have a Labour-led government established that can take steps to help lift workers’ wages and improve their living standards more broadly. This week’s policy […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Auckland TPPA picket tomorrow 4 Aug Tomorrow afternoon Trade Minister Tim Groser is giving an update on the TPPA negotiations. It’s a paid event for the US and Canadian business community, where he will be trying to explain to business leaders why it is taking so long […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: US Fast-Food Workers Intensify Fight for $15 an Hour From The New York Times By STEVEN GREENHOUSEJULY 27, 2014 ADDISON, Ill. — As labor gatherings go, this one was highly unusual — 68 workers arrived on charter buses from St. Louis, 100 from New York City and […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: The Global Labour Institute International Summer School Dear friends I am writing to tell you about the Global Labour Institute International Summer School. It’s an annual event held in Barnsley, England, that brings together trade union activists from across the world to talk about the most pressing […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Labour promises $2 boost in minimum wage Labour leader David Cinliffe From the New Zealand Herald By Derek Cheng Wednesday July 30, 2014 A $2-an-hour boost to the minimum wage, scrapping the 90-day work trial, and a Commission of Inquiry to set industry standards are part of […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Message from CTU President Helen Kelly Dear MikeThere’s only 43 days until September 3, when voting in the General Election starts. The last day to vote is September 20.Thanks heaps for signing up to support the Get Out and Vote campaign. It’s so important people turn out […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Cafe chef awarded $50,000 for unfair dismissal A former chef at an Auckland cafe has been awarded more than $50,000 in unpaid wages and compensation for unjustified dismissal. The Employment Relations Authority was told by Lin Zhang that she had been employed by Tan Pacific at its […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: Casino workers fight outsourcing – picket 1-3pm Friday 17 Jul On Friday the 18th of July, Unite will be picketing SkyCity Casino urging them not to outsource the Cleaning Services department. This proposal will affect almost 100 workers, some with more than 10 years loyal service at […]

MIL OSI – Source: Unite Union – Headline: A Push to Give Steadier Shifts to Part-Timers Reprinted from the New York Times By STEVEN GREENHOUSEJULY 15, 2014 Sharlene Santos says she and other workers at a Zara store got two days’ notice of their shifts, ranging from 16 to 24 hours a week. The company […]